SERI Wins Bank of America Award
The Arbor Day Foundation today announced a $50,000 grant from Bank of America that will provide funding to a local non-profit, Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc. (SERI). The funds will be used by SERI…
Flor Sandoval wins Tucson 40 Under 40 award!
Flor Sandoval was honored at the Tucson 40 Under 40 award breakfast on 12/4/18. Flor is a natural leader. She has identified community challenges, developed possible solutions and implemented successful programs addressing those challenges. She manages…
Low Income Rainwater Harvesting Program Wins Prestigious Award
SERI's low income rainwater harvesting program has won the prestigious Energy Globe award for the entire United States. The Energy Globe Award, which is sponsored by the Austrian Trade Commission, honors projects that "conserve resources…
Dr. Theresa Foley Presents SERI Work at the AGIC Conference
Spatial data is used by city, state, and Federal agencies for many purposes such as emergency planning and maintaining accurate records of land ownership. SERI also uses spatial data for its scientific research and outreach activities.…
SERI Mosquito Abatement Project
SERI is collaborating with the University of Arizona on a mosquito abatement project. Mosquitos leave itchy marks when they bite their victims, and some kinds of mosquitos carry diseases such as the west nile virus. …
SERI Partners with Native Seed/SEARCH
Native Seed/SEARCH is a non-profit organization based in Tucson. Its goal is to preserve crop diversity for climate change resilience and food security. The organization maintains a seed bank of food crops from the American…
Laboratory Training for Project Harvest Promotoras
Project Harvest is a collaboration between SERI and the University of Arizona to test rainwater in Tucson as well as the mining towns of Hayden-Winkleman, Miami-Globe, and Dewey-Humbolt. Project Harvest promotoras from SERI recently participated in training at…
Project Harvest Featured in Washington Post Article
SERI and the University of Arizona are collaborating on a citizen science project to test rainwater in Tucson and the mining communities of Hayden-Winkelman, Globe-Miami and Dewey-Humboldt. The project was featured in a July 29 Washington…
Proper Maintenance of Rainwater Harvesting Basins
The City of Tucson has released a helpful video on how to maintain your rainwater harvesting basin. Although the video emphasizes curbside basins, these procedures are also applicable to rainwater harvesting basins in the yard.
…
Project Harvest Featured in Arizona Daily Star
SERI has been collaborating with Professor Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta of the University of Arizona on a citizen scientist project to test rainwater in Tucson as well as the mining towns of Hayden-Winkleman, Miami-Globe, and Dewey-Humbolt. The project has…
